Decades later, Hooton family tragedy still sparks fight against PEDs in HS sports

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Decades later, Hooton family tragedy still sparks fight against PEDs in HS sports
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Don Hooton, seated in his home office in McKinney, stared off into the distance following the mention that 20 years have passed since his 17-year-old son,...

The Hootons have found updated data regarding the use of steroids by high school students. Their website shows 1 in 10 who were surveyed admitted to using the drugs — 13% of males, 8% of females.

The means for taking the substances has also changed, the Hootons say, not so much liquids that are injected and instead more often drinks or powders mixed into drinks. Florida and Illinois have likewise shut down their testing programs. New Jersey still tests, but it has always only tested athletes who qualify for state tournaments.The foundation also transitioned away from trying to identify sources of steroid production and dealers. The Hootons were given the name of the person who was Taylor’s dealer, but legal efforts never produced even a charge.

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon is one of the longer-tenured advisory board members among active major leaguers. The 2019 All-Star shares a story similar to Gee’s, being one of the smaller players on his teams at Houston’s Lamar High and Rice University .

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